Yet another friendship-inspiring episode, Thirty Nine conveyed the steadfast connection among the three friends in the story.
Notably, the love relationship between Mi-jo and Seon-woo is flourishing just as the connection between Joo-hee and Hyun-jun is settling well. Correspondingly, Chan-young and Ji-seok are bound to enter a situation-driven “living together”.
Previously, Chan-young drafts a bucket list focusing on her two friends. It seems Joo-hee’s mother knows Mi-jo’s birth mom but opted to keep it a secret.
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Thirty Nine Episode 6 Key Moments
A dinner of three becomes four when Seon-woo’s father invites himself in. Understanding So-won’s feelings, Mi-jo stands up for her against the old man’s obvious enmity.
They head for the second round of drink and tipsy Mi-jo go to see Chan-young. Both going back to their current painful reality, Mi-jo broke down and blames all the alcohol she drank to have caused her tears.
The next day, Mi-jo meets Joo-hee to discuss how they will take turns to be with Chan-young. Unable to stop her friends from taking care of her, Chan-young also takes turns in housing her best friends who had subsequently been on a drinking spree.
Meanwhile, Sun-joo hired an investigator and got Chan-young’s address. Jin-seok has not responded to her phone calls which agitate her immensely.
Proceeding with his homme fatale persona, Seon-woo did his best to lighten up Mi-jo’s emotional burden. From bringing activities, he also invites her for a camping trip.
However, Joo-hee who has been feeling tired of sucking up to impossible customers because of her job finally reached her tipping point. She decides to quit work resulting in Mi-jo feeling worried about her. Because of that Seon-woo decides to postpone their trip.
“Do me a favor. Please. Just let me stay with you. Pretend I’m not here. I’ll just do the things you ask and I’ll help you out only when you need it. The I’ll go back to being invisible. Just let me stay by your side. I’ll be as quiet as a mouse.”
Staying at a nearby hotel, Jin-seok decides to move in with Chan-young. He promises to not interfere with her business unless she allows him to.
Just then, Chan-young’s mom arrives surprised to see a man at her daughter’s house. Joo-hee and Mi-jo also arrive which made Chan-young’s mom decide to prepare dinner for them all.
They also decide to invite Seon-woo. Their happy occasion almost got interrupted when Sun-joo arrived. Mi-jo who thought it was Seon-woo hurriedly drags her out. Fearing for the precarious happiness of her friend, she begged Sun-joo to leave.
Thankfully, Seon-woo arrives in time just as she fainted from the panic attack she valiantly fought for the sake of her best friend.
Thirty Nine Episode 6 Musings
Everyone has been giving impressive portrayals to their characters in Thirty Nine. But we have to give it to Lee Mu Saeng for how he has suited up to his role as Jin-seok. His scenes are exquisitely done especially those emotional ones.
From a simple friendship story, the strength of this series has consistently kept magnified by the superb cast. The storytelling chronicles the unadulterated emotions of the characters in the story. By giving a reverse route of presenting the conflict first, it would cushion the expected agony.
Thankfully, Thirty Nine ensures layering humor generously to its narrative.
Ensuring spotlight moments for each character, the drama incorporates lessons that career people can relate to. Like how Joo-hee’s story was introduced in this episode. Her plight can resonate with people working in customer-facing roles that have to bear rude and unreasonable treatments from customers.
Liberating herself from a job she can no longer love, Joo-hee gave an inspiration of how “happiness is always a choice”.
Her conviction might appear rushed, but given how she is in a predicament where her best friend is suddenly dying, her choice makes sense. Opting for winning battles is not a sign of faintheartedness, it’s a sign of maturity.
In the remaining six episodes, we know we have to brace ourselves for inescapable heartbreaking moments. But the preview for episode 7 looks depressing.
Don’t miss the friendship and career lessons in Thirty Nine on Netflix every Wednesday and Thursday!
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